FORT WORTH, Texas — Separate wildfires swept through grass in three North Texas counties on Sunday, and authorities ordered people in their path to evacuate.
In Erath and Hood counties, west of Fort Worth, fire was burning over about 6,000 acres and was 5% contained as of about 6:45 p.m., according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The fire erupted about 1:30 p.m. in the 13000 block of West Highway 377 in Hood County.
People north of Star Hollow Road to the city of Lipan were ordered to evacuate to the east or west, according to the Hood County Sheriff’s Office.
